About the projectThe coastal dunes show a great deal of variety in form, related to their sedimentology,
their climatic setting (past and present), and ecological factors influencing their associated
variations (Bird 1990). They are well known from many world coastlines (Bird 1969, Nordstrom,
Psuty, Carter 1990, Arens 1994, Nordstrom 2000 and others). They are well developed on sandy
barriers where exist or was existed accumulation on the coast. Ridges of coastal dunes are
structures build up by sand blowing by the wind along or across beach.
Morphodynamic interactions in dunes are not well understood because the chaotic relief of
many coastal dunes defies simple description (Carter, et al. 1990). In present times coastal
dunes are rapidly changing by human impact and by waves due to increasing sea level. On many
coast of the world dunes are completely destroyed. They are not existed in big touristic town
and villages. But now they are more endangered by tourism development and human conquest of the
natural pieces of the coast. The most important factors in natural dune development are aeolian
processes, dune vegetation cover and wind factor.
Polish Baltic coast is also threatened by high waves and strong storm surges (Zeidler et al.
1995). Majority of Polish coast is being eroded by sea and retiring on the south (Zawadzka-Kahlau
1999). Accumulation on the coast is observed only in a few places.

View in the West direction
(country border with Germany)

View
in the East direction (country border with Russia)

This web page was created for people who are interested in dune environment, also for people
who want to know more about Polish coasts, especially about dunes.

This web page is prepared as a part of my researches on coastal dunes called ANDDY
(Anthropogenic-Natural Dunes Dynamics). This is not a project, but own idea to do researches on
dunes to understand changing as a whole environment. This work is also style of my life. I would
like to thank people who help me with this work: Sylwia, our students, and many people who help
me during my trips - investigations.

This web page originates from results of investigations carried out by author under master
of science topic on coastal dunes of Pomeranian Bay since 1996. Also originates from studies
carried out in Laboratory of Marine Geomorphology Institute of Marine Sciences since 1998:

Plant cover of coastal dunes as an indicator of coastal zone dynamics (own researches in 2000)